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M24.139

Billable

Other articular cartilage disorders, unspecified wrist

This code does not map to an HCC category in any model (V28, V24, ESRD, RxHCC).

What This Code Means

Damage or disease of the cartilage in the wrist joint when it's unclear which wrist is affected.

Coding Tips

  • •Use only when laterality cannot be determined from the documentation
  • •Query the provider if possible to determine right or left wrist for more specific coding

Code Hierarchy

└M24Other specific joint derangements└M24.1Other articular cartilage disorders└M24.13Other articular cartilage disorders, wrist└M24.139Other articular cartilage disorders, unspecified wrist
└M24.139Other articular cartilage disorders, unspecified wrist

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